The World’s Five Biggest Alcohol Companies by Market Cap

The “Numbers” column in the latest edition of Bloomberg BusinessWeek discusses the impact of recession on the alcohol business.

Sales of alcholic beverages are proving to be recession-proof. Sales of expensive wines,beers and spirits have been flat to down compared to one year earlier. However sales of beer in the cheapest category have been up a solid 7.3%. Sales of imported beers fell by 3.8%. Cheaper brands which usually tend to have the biggest market shares have shown solid growth in the recession.

The world’s five biggest alcohol companies by market cap are listed below:

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